Roads Scholar
Contact Information
Mindy Carlson
Minnesota LTAP, Training and Event Coordinator
511 Washington Avenue S.E., #200
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-625-1813
Fax: 612-625-6381
mnltap@umn.edu
Roads Scholar Program
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Courses
Students must earn eight credits to complete the LTAP Roads Scholar Program: three from required workshops and five from electives. Only training activities that satisfy the required subjects, topics, and training hours will be considered credit for this program.
Minnesota LTAP periodically adds new workshops, updates the content of existing workshops, and discontinues others. The number of credits awarded for a workshop, as well as the workshop status (required or elective), are subject to change. If a workshop changes from elective to required after you have already completed it, the credits will move to your required total.
Each workshop is worth one credit unless otherwise noted.
Required LTAP workshops (must earn three credits):
- Asphalt Pavement Maintenance and Preservation
- Best Pavement Design Practices
- Bridge Maintenance
- Construction Contract Claims Avoidance/Mitigation
- Culvert Installation and Maintenance
- Erosion Control on Local Roads
- Erosion Control, Storm Water Basins, and Alternative Facilities
- Gravel Road Maintenance and Design
- Preventive Techniques for Public Works Equipment
- Reducing Risk and Liability
- Roadside Vegetation Management
- Storm Water and Erosion Control for NPDES Education
- Traffic Signing and Control
Elective workshops and other events (must earn five credits):
LTAP workshops
- Bike and Pedestrian Toolbox Training
- Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation
- Context-Sensitive Design for Local Governments
- Equipment Management for Public Works Managers
- Geosynthetics
- Hydraulic Design for Culverts and Storm Sewer
- Intersection Safety Solutions
- Mechanic Training
- Minnesota MUTCD Refresher Training (0.5 cr)
- Motor Grader Operator Training
- Traffic Engineering Fundamentals
- Seal Coat Operations (0.5 cr)
- Utility Training for Locals
- Work-Zone Traffic Control Seminar (0.5 cr)
CTAP workshops (0.5 cr each)
- Asphalt Pavement Maintenance and Preservation
- Culvert Installation and Maintenance
- Gravel Road Maintenance/Dust Control
- Roadside Vegetation Management and Erosion Sediment Control
- Snow and Ice Control Material Application
- Work-Zone Traffic Control and Flagger Training
Maintenance expos (Two expo days = 1.0 cr; 2.0 cr. max.)